The Scratch announce new album Pull Like A Dog

The Scratch have announced their third album will be released on March 13th 2026.

The Irish trad-folk rock band with a penchant for power chords, percussion and occasionally soft folk will release Pull Like A Dog on Sony Music Ireland, written at Hellfire Studio in Dublin with engineer Thomas Donoghue and producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy.

The title track and video for ‘Pull Like A Dog’  is out today, with the band going ninety in their more trademark guitar sound.

“It’s about tossing aside the idea of apologising for merely existing or hoping that if I keep colouring inside the lines I’ll get what I think I deserve” Daniel Lang says. “Mocking myself a bit but also getting the blood going so I’ll grab life by the scruff and be loud about it”.

The fun video is a collaboration with the band and noted Dublin-based videographer Paul Gleeson and was shot at Lough Ree in Shannon.

The band have added Gary “Gaz” Regan (guitar/backing vocals) to the line-up alongside Lango (cajón, percussion, lead vocals), Conor Dockery (guitar, backing vocals), and Cathal McKenna (bass/backing vocals).

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Of the new album, Conor Dockery says: “As a band, this feels like a new beginning. I think the changes we’ve faced have given us a lot of room to grow, maybe into roles we felt were off limits before. Openness, perseverance, and positivity – this album embodies all of that.”

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PULL LIKE A DOG TRACKLIST

1. Pull Like A Dog
2. Pullin’ Teeth
3. Gladrags
4. Crack
5. Mother of God
6. Spacer
7. Roses n Poses
8. I Hope All is Forgiven
9. Horsefly
10. Ringsend

THE SCRATCH IE / EU 2025 TOUR DATES

• 7/8^th Nov, Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavík, Iceland
• 11^th Nov, EXIL, Zürich, Switzerland
• 12^th Nov, Feierwerk (Kranhalle), Munich, Germany
• 13^th Nov, Flex Café, Vienna, Austria
• 14^th Nov, Café v Lese, Prague, Czechia
• 16^th Nov, Badehaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• 17^th Nov, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 19^th Nov, Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 20^th Nov, De Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• 22^nd Nov, Les Étoiles, Paris, France
• 23^rd Nov, Melkweg OZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 24^th Nov, Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany
• 25^th Nov, Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp, Belgium
• 27^th Nov, MTC Club, Cologne, Germany
• 13^th Dec, Gleneagle Club, Killarney, Ireland
• 19^th Dec, The Social, Derrybeg, Donegal, Ireland
• 20^th Dec, Set Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland
• 21^st Dec, The Haven, Dunmore, Ireland
• 22^nd Dec, Spirit Store, Louth, Ireland
• 27^th Dec, The Nerve Centre, Derry, Ireland
• 28^th Dec, Imperial Night Club, Cavan, Ireland

UK / US/ CAN 2026 TOUR DATES

• 23^rd April, SWG3, Glasgow, UK
• 24^th April, The Key Club, Leeds, UK
• 25^th April, Club Academy, Manchester, UK
• 26^th April, Thekla, Bristol, UK
• 28^th April, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
• 29^th April, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
• 30^th April, Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
• 8^th May, Brighton Music Hall, Boston, USA
• 9^th May, Racket, NYC, USA
• 10^th May, MilkBoy, Philadelphia, USA
• 11^th May, DC9, Washington DC, USA
• 13^th May, Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada
• 14^th May, Lager House, Detroit, USA
• 15^th May, Subterranean Chicago, USA
• 16^th May, 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis, USA
• 18^th May, Marquis, Denver, USA
• 19^th May, Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, USA
• 20^th May, Shrine Social Club, Boise, USA
• 22^nd May, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
• 23^rd May, Mississippi Studios, Portland, USA
• 24^th May, The Sunset, Seattle, USA
• 27^th May, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, USA
• 28^th May, The Echo, LA, USA
• 29^th May, Voodoo Room at The House of Blues, San Diego, USA
• 30^th May, Last Exit Live, Phoenix, USA

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